The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (Amendment) (England) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/553
• Sections: 13

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

(2) This Order applies to best value authorities in England, except police authorities.

Section 2 Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005

The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005 is amended as follows.

Section 3 General corporate health performance indicators

(1) In article 3—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “1 to 12”, substitute “1 to 13”.

(b) for paragraph (4), substitute—

(4) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (3) are—

(a) the Greater London Authority;

(b) Transport for London; and

(c) the London Development Agency.

(c) after paragraph (8), add—

(9) The performance of county councils which are not unitary councils, in exercising all of their functions, shall be measured by reference to indicators 1, 2 and 5 to 13 in Schedule 1.

(2) In Schedule 1 (general corporate health performance indicators) for indicator 12 substitute—

Section 4 Performance indicators for education

In Schedule 2 (performance indicators for education) omit indicator 9.

Section 5 Performance indicators for housing and housing related services

In Schedule 5 (performance indicators for housing and housing related services) omit indicator 7.

Section 6 Performance indicators for housing benefit and council tax benefit

In Schedule 7 (performance indicators for housing benefit and council tax benefit) after indicator 5 add—

Section 7 Performance indicators for waste and cleanliness

(1) In article 10—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “1 to 5 and 7”, substitute “1 to 5, 7 and 12”.

(b) in paragraph (2), for “1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9”, substitute “1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13”.

(2) In Schedule 8 (performance indicators for waste and cleanliness) after indicator 9 add—

Section 8 Performance indicators for transport

(1) In article 13—

(a) for paragraph (2), substitute—

(2) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

(a) county councils; and

(b) non-metropolitan district councils which are unitary councils.

(b) for paragraph (3), substitute—

(3) In exercising their transport functions, the performance of—

(a) metropolitan district councils;

(b) the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and

(c) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority,

shall be measured by reference to indicators 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 in Schedule 11.

(c) in paragraph (4), for “1 and 3 to 9”, substitute “1, 3 to 6 and 8 to 11”.

(d) in paragraph (6), for “5”, substitute “5, 10 and 11”..

(2) In Schedule 11 (performance indicators for transport) after indicator 9 add—

Section 9 Performance indicators for planning

(1) In article 15—

(a) in paragraph (3), for “1, 2 and 4 to 6”, substitute “1, 2 and 4 to 7”.

(b) in paragraph (4), for “2 and 4”, substitute “2, 4 and 7”.

(2) In Schedule 13 (performance indicators for planning) after indicator 6 add—

Section 10 Performance standards for major planning applications

(1) In article 16—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “57 per cent”, substitute “60 per cent”.

(b) for paragraph (4), substitute—

(4) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

Aylesbury Vale District Council;

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council;

Basildon District Council;

Bassetlaw District Council;

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council;

Birmingham City Council;

Bradford District Council;

Braintree District Council;

Breckland District Council;

The Broads Authority;

London Borough of Bromley;

Carlisle City Council;

Chelmsford Borough Council;

Cherwell District Council;

Chesterfield Borough Council;

Dartford Borough Council;

Daventry District Council;

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council;

Easington District Council;

East Dorset District Council;

East Staffordshire Borough Council;

Epping Forest District Council;

London Borough of Greenwich;

London Borough of Hackney;

Harborough District Council;

Harrogate Borough Council;

Herefordshire District Council;

High Peak Borough Council;

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council;

Isle of Wight County Council;

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council;

Lake District National Park Authority;

Malvern Hills District Council;

Mid Suffolk District Council;

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council;

North Devon District Council;

Norwich City Council;

Oswestry Borough Council;

Peterborough City Council;

Plymouth City Council;

Rochford District Council;

Rossendale Borough Council;

Runnymede Borough Council;

Rutland District Council;

Scarborough Borough Council;

Selby District Council;

Slough Borough Council;

South Cambridgeshire District Council;

South Gloucestershire District Council;

South Ribble Borough Council;

South Somerset District Council;

Stoke on Trent City Council;

Sunderland City Council;

Surrey Heath Borough Council;

Test Valley Borough Council;

Thanet District Council;

Torridge District Council;

Tynedale District Council;

Vale of White Horse District Council;

London Borough of Waltham Forest;

Warrington Borough Council;

West Lancashire District Council;

West Wiltshire District Council;

Winchester City Council;

Wyre Borough Council;

Wyre Forest District Council;

York City Council.

Section 11 Performance standards for minor planning applications

(1) In article 17—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “63 per cent”, substitute “65 per cent”.

(b) for paragraph (3), substitute—

(3) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

Allerdale District Council;

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council;

Blyth Valley Borough Council;

Bournemouth Borough Council;

Braintree District Council;

The Broads Authority;

Caradon District Council;

Castle Morpeth Borough Council;

East Dorset District Council;

East Staffordshire Borough Council;

Epping Forest District Council;

Herefordshire District Council;

Kingston-upon-Hull City Council;

Mid Suffolk District Council;

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council;

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council;

Norwich City Council;

Oswestry Borough Council;

Rutland District Council;

Selby District Council;

South Gloucestershire District Council;

South Somerset District Council;

South Staffordshire District Council;

Suffolk Coastal District Council;

Surrey Heath Borough Council;

Thanet District Council;

Trafford District Council;

Vale of White Horse District Council;

Wealden District Council;

Wear Valley District Council;

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Section 12 Performance standards for other planning applications

(1) In article 18—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “75 per cent”, substitute “80 per cent”.

(b) for paragraph (3), substitute—

(3) The best value authorities specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—

Bassetlaw District Council;

Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council;

Blyth Valley Borough Council;

Bournemouth Borough Council;

The Broads Authority;

East Staffordshire Borough Council;

Herefordshire District Council;

Kingston-upon-Hull City Council;

Mid Suffolk District Council;

North East Lincolnshire Borough Council;

Norwich City Council;

Peak District National Park Authority;

South Somerset District Council;

South Staffordshire District Council;

Thanet District Council;

Tynedale District Council;

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Section 13 Performance indicators for culture and related services

(1) In article 20—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “1 to 3”, substitute “1 to 5”.

(b) in paragraph (3), for “1 and 3”, substitute “1, 3 and 6”.

(2) In Schedule 15 (performance indicators for culture and related services) after indicator 3 add—

The level of satisfaction with the authority’s cultural and recreational services and activities, with results broken down by—

Sports and leisure facilities,

Libraries,

Museums,

Arts activities and venues; and

Parks and open spaces.

The level of satisfaction with the authority’s cultural and recreational services and activities, with results broken down by—

Sports and leisure facilities,

Museums,

Arts activities and venues; and

Parks and open spaces.